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The Dahrendorf Quandary, Crisis Severity, and Country Performance
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Abstract Dahrendorf's Quandary, an early formulation of the Rodrik Trilemma, stipulates that maintaining economic competitiveness requires countries either to adopt measures detrimental to the cohesion of civil society, or to restrict civil liberties and political participation. The global financial and econ... view more
Dahrendorf's Quandary, an early formulation of the Rodrik Trilemma, stipulates that maintaining economic competitiveness requires countries either to adopt measures detrimental to the cohesion of civil society, or to restrict civil liberties and political participation. The global financial and economic crisis of 2008-09 offers a test case for the applicability of the Quandary. We do so by examining economic, political and social stressors afflicting countries during the period of 2009-2014 relative to the severity and type of crises they experienced, and the ensuing political consequences for economy policy, democracy and society prevalent in 2019. We find that the Quandary does not apply uniformly across advanced market economies. Instead we detect distinct clusters that vary in their intensity of the tension the Quandary stipulates. We also find a consistent and positive relationship between Quandary intensity and crisis severity, yet obtain inconclusive results when looking at the relationship with current trends. The findings suggest that the crisis preparedness and the actual governance capability of countries to address the negative effects of economic globalization are key to managing the tensions inherent in the Dahrendorf Quandary and the Rodrik Trilemma.... view less
Keywords
EVS; competitiveness; civil society; rights of personal liberty; political participation; economic crisis; financial crisis; social factors; microeconomic factors; political factors; economic policy; democracy
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
National Economy
Free Keywords
EVS 2008; EVS 2017
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 298-312
Journal
Global Policy, 12 (2021) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12901
ISSN
1758-5899
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed